New Zealand’s Top Midget Drivers Return To Western Springs

This weekend will see the best
Midget drivers in the country return to Western Springs,
with drivers registered to the central Auckland track
clean-sweeping the podium positions at the New Zealand
championships, held in Christchurch last weekend.

Although
the national title has already been decided, there is still
plenty to play for in the coming weeks for Midget drivers,
with the North Island championship up for grabs this weekend
as well as valuable points towards the Western Springs track
championship, which is currently led by Brock
Maskovich.

For the first time in since the turn of the
century, Michael Pickens won back to back New Zealand
championships after his victory in Huntly last season.
Pickens has proven to be New Zealand’s fastest midget
driver and can add the national title, his fifth, to his
second place and top New Zealander in the International
Midget Series over the Christmas/New Year period.

Second
in the New Zealand championship last weekend was Brad Mosen.
Somewhat surprisingly for the only driver who seems
genuinely capable of matching Pickens for speed, it was only
Mosen’s second podium finish in the New Zealand
championships.

Third place went to Dave Gick. A relative
new-comer to the sport, Gick is the defending track champion
at Western Springs and his increased speed and luck across
the international series saw him as a dark horse for the
title, a result finally fitting of a promising start to his
career.

Saturday night’s North Island title will see the
newly crowned 1NZ, 2NZ and 3NZ chasing defending North
Island champion Michael Brunt.

Race day sees gates open at
5pm with the first race getting underway at 6.30. Adults are
$30 with kids under the age of 16 free with a paying adult.
For more information, check out www.springsspeedway.com.

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